Empathy reflects the natural ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of
others, coupled with a motivation to care for their well-being. It has evolved in the context of …

The topic of typical sex and gender difference in empathy is examined in both a
developmental and neuroscientific perspective. Empathy is construed as a multi‐layered …

Morality and empathy are fundamental components of human nature across cultures.
However, the wealth of empirical findings from developmental, behavioral, and social …

Empathy reflects the ability to perceive and be sensitive to the emotional states of others,
often eliciting a motivation to care for their well-being. It plays a central role in prosocial …

Morality is a central aspect of social life and has been at the core of psychological theories
for more than a century. The scientific study of morality poses enduring questions about how …

Why do people tend to care for upholding principles of justice? This study examined the
association between individual differences in the affective, motivational and cognitive …

In the past decade, a flurry of empirical and theoretical research on morality and empathy
has taken place, and interest and usage in the media and the public arena have increased …

Highlights•Empathy has evolved in the context of parental care and kinship relationships.•
Conserved neural circuits connecting brainstem, basal ganglia, insula and orbitofrontal …

In this chapter, we distinguish between different forms of empathy-related responding (ie,
empathy, sympathy, personal distress) and prosocial behavior. The capacity for empathy …

Winner of the William James Book Award Winner of the inaugural Expanded Reason Award
A wide-ranging exploration of the role of childhood experiences in adult morality. Moral …